Ash receptacle



Ap 9, 1940. J. VISSER ASH RECEPTACLE Filed March 17,

INVENTOR. JOHN V/SSER ATTOR NEY ; Patented Apr. 9, 1940 2,196,648 I ASH RECEPTACLE John Visser, GrandRapids; Mich assignor, by

mesne assignments, to F. L. JacobsOm, Detroit, Mich.,"a corporation of Michigan Application March '17, 1937,.Serial:No. 131,294 6Claims." (o1. 206-19.5 f

This invention relates to ash receptacleavandmore particularly to improvements in tilting ash receptacles and ash receptacle assemblies of the flush type commonly used in motor vehicles, busses, airplanes, booths for serving refreshe ments, and other similar places.

7 It is an object of this invention to provide a novel ash receptacle and ash receptacle assem bly which is economical to manufacture and 10 which is rugged and reliable in use.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel ash receptacle and ash receptacle as-.

sembly having a novel bearing support for pivot ally'mountingthe ash receptacle. v A further object of this invention is to provide a novel means for supporting an ash receptacle of the tilting type, said means acting botl 'as a pivot for the ash receptacle and as a stiffening member for the support or panel upon which the ash receptacle is mounted.

Another and further objectfof this invention is to form the stationary portion of the pivotal means of an ash receptacle assembly from' a stiffening rib adjacent the opening cut' in the supporting meansfor the ashreceiver. I Another and still further object of this invention is to provide a pivotal means for the ash receiver which may also serve as a stiffening means for the entire instrument panel into which the ash receiver, together with the other instrument commonly employed thereon may be The novel features which'I believe to be char} acteristic of my invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. My invention itself, however, both as to its organization and manner of construction, together with fur.-

ther objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following descrip- 0 tion, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a front elevationalview of an ash receptacle in closed position in its cooperating mounting panel, the outline of the ash receiver box and the opening in the support being shown by the dotted lines;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view partly in,

cross section of the ash receptacle as shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view partly in cross section of the ash receptacle assembly showing theash receiving box in its open position, but illustrating a slightly different form of bearing support for the ash receptacle than that shown in Figure 2;

Figurel is a fragmentary isometric view of the.

ash receptacle support illustrated in Figure 3;

and

Figure '5 is ilar toFigure 4 illustrating in detail the support shown in Figure 2 which comprises a rib mem-- ber whichiis secured to a radially extending portion of the main support and to the inturned lower edge of the opening in the support.

The ashreceptacle assembly illustrated in the mounted for limited angular movement therethrough. Support I may, of course,-be a portion of the main panel member in which the ash rea fragmentary isometric view simvarious figures of the drawing comprises in general a supporting member having an opening {within-which an ash receptacle 3 is pivotally in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing a cover portion 1 or member i is provided for the ash receptacle when it is inits closed position may be formed by bending rearwardly a portion of the stock out free" from the support member I to form the opening 2'. appearthe cover member 4 is provided with'two downwardly. extending spaced bearing ribs 5.

In order to'provide a suitable bearing member for "pivotally supporting the ashreceptacle 3, a

portion oflthe stock cut loose in formingvthe opening 2' in'the support I is laterally bent backward adjacent the lower edge of the opening 2 as shown atfi. As is ,shownin Figures 2 to 5 inelusive of the drawing the lower portion of the support or panel member I is bent rearwardly as at 'Landthe outer extremity 8 is bent upwardly to increase thestifiness or'rigidity of this portion' of the support or panel member I.

" 'In'the preferred embodiment of the invention T as illustrated-ginFigures 2 and 5 of the drawing the bearing surface upon which the tilting ash receptacle issupported is provided by an auxiliary'member 9 which is secured to the rear- :wardly extending portion '1 of support i in any suitable manner such as by spot welding or the Forv a reason which will presently like; Auxiliary member 9 includes a tail portion It which lies in intimate contact with the rearwardly extending portion 1, a curved portion 5! which acts asithe-bearing' surface for the ash receptacle 3, and an underturned lip portion 2 which is secured to cut-out portion 6 of. box 5 in some suitable manner such as by spot welding.

*Due to the manner in which auxiliary member 9, cooperates'with the support 1, it will beat once only as a bearing support for the ash receptacle 3 but also acts as a stiffening member for the entire ash receptacle assembly. Inasmuch as the cut-out portion 6 is bent inwardly from the normal surface of the support or panel member i, it is obvious that auxiliary member 9 may extend laterally beyond the side edges of the opening 2 and even across the entire width of the support or panel member I.

The ash receptacle or ash receiving box 3 comprises two side walls I3, a front wall [4, a

rear wall 15, and a bottom wall It. The walls l4, I5, and It are preferably blanked from a single piece of material and then bent into U shape and fastened to the side walls IS. The side walls are provided with flanges turned to engage the walls l4, l5, and it. These parts are then secured together in some suitable manner such as by spot welding. An ornamental front panel I8 is secured to the front wall of the box. An

operating handle or knob i1 is mounted centrally on the front face of the ornamental panel March 17, 1937, and assigned to the same assignee' as the present invention. i

In order to provide a suitable rocker arm for engaging the bearing surface ll of auxiliary member 9, the bottomedge of each side wall I3 is extended below the bottom wall l6 to form rocker arms 28! which have a bearing surface 2| which is complementary to the bearing surface H of auxiliary member 9. The bearing surface 2! of rocker arm 26 is thus adapted to be seated upon the bearing surface II and thus permits limited angular pivotal movement of the ash receptacle 3 within the opening 2.

To provide suitable spring biasing means for the ash receptacle 3, a spring member 2| having a configuration similar to that as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing is secured to the rear wall l of the ash receptacle 3 in some suitable manner such as by spaced locking ears 222' From the point at which the spring member 2! is secured to the rear wall i5, it' extends first rearwardly as at 22, then upwardly and forwardly as at 23, and finally forwardly in a free end portion as at 25. Between the portionsfit and 24 of spring member 2i a hump portion 25 is provided for engaging the cover portion 4 of support I. Inasmuch as the hump portion 25 of spring member 2l is arranged to ride along. the downwardly extending spaced bearing rib 5 of the cover portion d of support I, it is apparent that wear due, to friction between the spring member 2i and the cover portion l is reduced to a minimum.

To limit the outward movement of ashreceptacle 3, a downwardly and slightly rearwardly extending tongue 25 is punched out of support I. A cooperating laterally extending slot It will thus be apparent that as the ash receptacle 3 is rocked or rotated to its open position, the outward movement of the (not shown) is provided on the front face of hump portion 25.

apparent that this auxiliary member 9 acts not ash receptacle 3 is limited by reason of the fact that the downwardly extending tongue 26 engages the slot in hump portion 25 of spring member 2|. In order to completely remove ash receptacle 3 from support or panel member I, it is merely necessary to depress free end portion 24 of spring member 2| to an extent sufllcient to disengage the slot in hump portion 25 from tongue 26. The ash receptacle 3 may then be readily removed from support I. In reassembling the ash receptacle 3 in the support I, the rocker arms are disposed over the bearing surface ll of the support, and the ash receptacle 3 may then be readily rocked to its closed position, spring member 2| being cammed under thedownwardly extending tongue 26, V

To provide a more positive biasing of the ash receptacle 3 in its closed position, the cover ,portion '4 of support I is deflected upwardly as to initiate outward movement of the ash re- It thus requires a slightly greater force ceptacle 3 than it does to continue the outward movement as the spring member 2i rides along the spaced bearing ribs 5 of the cover portion 4. Similarly, as the ash receptacle 3 is moved to its closed position, a spring-closing, snap-shut action is obtained as the ash receptacle 3' approaches its final closed position.

In order that the spring 2i may flex freely about the point at which it is secured to the ash receiving box, and to prevent a shift in the fulcrum point of the spring 2i, the rear wall [5 preferably does not extend up as high as the top rear edges of the side Walls l3 (see Figure 2) In Figures 3 and l'of the drawing, a slightly different embodiment of this invention is illustrated. In order to further minimize the costs of production of the ash receptacle assembly, it has been found desirable under certain circumstances to eliminate the auxiliary member 9 which is shown in the preferred embodiment of the invention. Under these circumstances, the rearwardly extending portion 46 of the stock which has been cut loose from the main support l to form the opening 2 is continued rearwardly to be shaped in the manner shown in Figures 3 and 4 to form a bearing surface 28 which is complementary to the bearing surface of the rocker arms 20 of the ash receptacle 3. Although this construction does not provide as great a stiffening effect as was described in connection with the preferredembodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the ash receptacle assembly is stiffened to a very appreciable extent by this form. The remainder of the ash receptacle as- V seznbly illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawing issimilar to that illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 5, and similar parts have been given similar reference characters.

In order to further enhance the general appearance of the ash receptacle assembly, the lower edge 29 of the ornamental front panel 18 of the ash receptacle 3 is curved gradually rearwardly. Due to the particular nature of the mounting means for the ash receptacle 3, the lower edge 29 of the ornamental panel lS'can move smoothly in spaced relationship to the curved front corner of the support I. (See Figures 2 and 3-.) 1 As will be at once apparent to those skilled in the art, this provides a very pleasing and ornamental effect for the ash receptacle assembly. The ornamental appearance of the front panel 18 may be further improved 7 by providing the face thereof with ornamental ribs 3|. I

While I have shown a particular embodiment of my invention, it wil1,-of course, be understood that I do not Wish to be limited thereto, since many modifications may be made, and I, therefore, contemplate by the appended claims to cover all such modifications as fall within the truespirit andscope of my invention.

I claim as my invention: 1. In an ash receptacle assembly, the combination comprising a supporting panel of sheet material having an opening therein defined by an upper tab and a lower tab, said tabs being pressed from said panel and extending rearwardly therefrom, and an ash receiving box mounted for angular movement through said opening, said upper tab being disposed to substantially cover said box when said box is in closed position in said supporting panel, said box being in fitting engagement with said tabs, and said lower tab "being disposed to form a rocking bearing surface about which said box may be rocked.

2. In an ash receptacle assembly, the combination comprising a supporting panel of sheet ma terial having an opening therein definedby an upper tab and av lower tab punched from said panel, an ash receiving box'mounted for angular, movement through said opening, said upper tab extending rearwardly over the topof said box to substantially cover said box when said box is in closed position in said supporting panel, and a bearing member secured to said panel having a curved bearing surface one edge of which overlaps said lower tab, said box having a, complementary bearing surface for engaging saidfirst bearing surface, thereby to permit angular move ment of said box thereabout.

. In an ash receptacle assembly, the combination comprising a supporting panel having an opening therein, an auxiliary member having a curved bearing surface of relatively large radius of curvature secured to said supporting panel, an ash receptacle disposed for rotational movement through said opening having a bearing surface thereon complementary to said first bearing surface, and spring biasing means for maintaining said bearing surface of 'said ash receptacle in contact with said bearing surface of said auxiliary member, said auxiliary member extending laterally a substantial distance beyond either side of said opening. I r,

4. In combination, a withdrawable and insertable ash receptacle comprising a body including i a main body portion and a movable wall portion,

said body having'an opening near its top and a longitudinal median plane, said plane being curved in the shape of an arc of a circle, said movable wall portion being movably mounted at the inner end of said'main body portion, and a guiding framework for slidably receiving said body and in which said body is retractably inserted, the top end of said movable wall portion being concealed by saidframework when said body is inserted therein, said framework including a curved bearing surface at the top of said body and a lowerbearing; surface convexly curved in the direction of the movement of'said body as it is bodily inserted in and-retracted from said framework,-said receptacle having a sliding and fitting engagement with said curved bearing surdownwardly turned portion being formed into a curved bearing for the receptacle, said receptacle having itstop and bottom sides shaped complementary tof'said cover and curved bearing respectively and in fitting engagement therewith whereby said receptacle may be swung over an arcuate path defined by said two turned portions into and out of said panel opening. v

6., In an ashreceptacle structure, a metal panel having an opening formed by portions depressed rearwardly therefrom including integral upwardly and downwardly turned portions disposed at the top and bottom respectively of the opening, an ash receptacle tiltablydisposed in said opening, said upwardly turned portion being formed into a rearwardly extending arcuate cover for closing the top of said receptacle, and said downwardly turned portion being formed into acurved bearing for the receptacle, said receptacle having its top and bottom sides shaped complementary to said cover and curved bearing respectively and in fitting engagement therewith whereby said said turned portions. I I JOHN VISSER.

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